Telegram-herald., 1887-06-12
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days made fstS aud easy excursion afossssd
the piers and efsls 81 the tslaes aud for sssns
distance above an1 lelos the bridge
site The activity II the laen engages la
sile construction u tisls great ~tss was
thus easily s<en About 600 ~. new
employed ca the spot. szlsieh forns h soeu 20
be incressed of.e ftlird. aniii i.sse are a.
Work awsy and in sa4o,H GA iAs lrsn sad
81 ~ which - b 40 late A.
Tie promoters - tkls bridge have slFsaay ,
gssss through With quite history in "a lsssaali
Tbs company was esfsnized firss M . legal
way ia 1871. and the ameltsie1 sc4 ln gt :
perssiltea tie placing q fosF piers ~ ths
rlYef. al distances of not less tAsn ssl1 feet
apart Ia les the sofk wns begun but tils
financial panic witch soen followed pat sn
early oniesus upon IL Several sesrs isfaf ID
was taken pp again, when other dlfpculties
called il 90 . bait Last year. however. ne~
and extensive capital vas enlisted aiad IL q
under the impetus ~ this aocessson thsf the
structure IL goins - iapsdiy up Unie& the
charter ls extended -ta.oafh lt is sxl<etso
this favor viii te sflowD-the whole work
must he ready faa us hy Jan. i, 1897 Henos
the present tumultueu4 surry aud rskk of tie
builiers seen from estlssr shore
The present situation is this The slaars
plsls, eonsisiing eaeb one of three sma iser
Iaefx. are s'bult up from the roc2 81 a hsl. "a
of forty five feet above high watrr" Tie
river fiers '.to be carried down q dsIsth q
frofn Is 70 i35 feet below q . suffses ar al
under way " doing Ehis part sf tss rosi
open cbissof.s u t1fnler arr hulit 10 feet vide
by 100 feet long. weighted ~ having pocket.
filed with concrest and sank by dredging
through the open spaces. which ave tvslss
in number. In each caixonn Thu b. q differ.
ert method from that used Ia the BfVokiyn
and 81 Louis bFfdges. and while n
IL more erecfise lt Ia said MOI a.
involve the danger and sxfslsse ~hi,i
ID. pu~umaslc csisnus oe. ga tss cnlseons
sins they are buiit up by sdditiew fsopa the
toy, 40 that ~hen tie lower edges rs~i tu.Dn
the solid sulssssfUm underlying tiss mud and
salt AZ The bottom of the river The toyD viii 10
about t~cafs feet i~low tho surfacs Ths
open Spaces are then filed with concfrss, ti,s
Top lsseied and solid platform laid uIssB IL.
aud tken mssonry built ca thsss TIE gs,ers.
when conlplefe3, viii hsse their length ~
eighty feet parallel WITH toe river. They
viii i.e twenty Eve feet VIDE. and viii sixns
thirty fess above tlse ssrfaos
The pier fsrfbset ~sef Ia the river wns
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tie ono NEXT b n u done sHd sflss wofs ~
dredging n going On II ), nessfy down 20
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son is placed aud b beans forced down, and
csissen 80. b stost oornplete< Thx plies
q timhef sfd the car lesds MOI yet tiar0~n
OF on tie west sb0Te susks sD impress u
sight.
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70 ls ~ sized ne false vofk aBa tiss veod
saBsen make heavy inrt,sds ga the faea
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